Jorge Volpi

Jorge Volpi, a novelist and essayist from Mexico City, was awarded the Premio Iberoamericano Planeta-Casa de América de Narrativa for his novel La tejedora de sombras (The Shadow Spinner). His most recent book published in English is In Spite of the Dark Silence (2010).

Dispatches from the Front: On Narconovelas

Dispatches from the Front: On Narconovelas Dispatches from the Front: On Narconovelas

All wars have their bards, and Mexico’s ongoing narco wars are no exception.

Jul 31, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Jorge Volpi

Fatherland: On Héctor Abad Faciolince

Fatherland: On Héctor Abad Faciolince Fatherland: On Héctor Abad Faciolince

Oblivion re-creates the life of one of the many innocent victims of the Colombian conflict.

Aug 8, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Jorge Volpi

Of Saints and Caudillos: On Enrique Krauze

Of Saints and Caudillos: On Enrique Krauze Of Saints and Caudillos: On Enrique Krauze

A Mexican intellectual takes the measure of liberalism and revolution in twentieth-century Latin America.

Dec 6, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Jorge Volpi

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